As a Rabbit Spirit, Xiao Wu instinctively sensed danger behind her as she walked along the dirt road.
The pair of rabbit ears atop her head twitched, catching the clatter of approaching hooves.
Alarm bells rang in Xiao Wu's mind. She looked back and saw twenty or thirty people in fitted riding clothes, armed with bows and arrows, galloping toward her.
At their head was Xiao Chenyu, the young master of the Xiao Family.
"Oh no. They're coming for me." Xiao Wu frowned and began Cunning Rabbit Walks the Dog.
Without her beloved Brother San beside her, Xiao Wu could only rely on herself in this life.
She had no need to hold back her cultivation for fear of hurting Brother San's feelings.
As a result, Xiao Wu had reached the Soul Elder realm.
For a Hundred-Thousand-Year Transformed Soul Beast, perhaps that was a normal cultivation speed.
One of the Xiao Family Mounted Archers drew his bow and loosed a Cloud-Piercing Arrow.
The arrow grazed Xiao Wu's right leg, sending blood spraying.
"Hiss." Pain shot through Xiao Wu, but she did not slow down. She kept running, heading for the forest.
Only by hiding among the trees could she strip the cavalry of its advantage.
Branches and leaves would obstruct the archers, greatly weakening them.
Only then might Xiao Wu survive this nobleman's slave-hunting raid.
"Damn you, Xiao Chenyu. I don't love you, so you think you can force yourself on me? Not a chance."
"Xiao Wu belongs only to Brother San, in my past life and this one."
After paying a considerable price, Xiao Wu managed to take cover in the forest.
She crouched on a thick branch, stuck out her tongue, and licked her wounds.
The cuts left by the sharp arrows hurt, and they made her blood